On the 22nd of January, in this week 29 match, Sunderland will host Portsmouth in a clash of these two mismatched League One teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 2nd placed Sunderland, recorded a 1-1 draw against Accrington Stanley. Aiden O’Brien struck first for Sunderland in the 48th minute, then Mitchell Clark got the equalizer for Accrington Stanley in the 84th minute on a feed from Matt Butcher earning Accrington Stanley at least a draw. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Sunderland should be reasonably happy with their performance, while portsmouth is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Milton Keynes Dons. Mohamed Eisa struck first for Milton Keynes Dons in the 20th minute, then Theo Corbeanu added another in the 45th minute. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Portsmouth should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, in Fratton Park, Portsmouth won by a score of 4 to 0. Marcus Harness struck first for Portsmouth in the 19th minute on a feed from Lee Brown, then Lee Brown added another in the 33rd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sunderland couldn’t manage to score, and Portsmouth took the shutout win.
Portsmouth hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Ellis Harrison and Connor Ogilvie, and they each have 1 goal. Sunderland is glad to have Ross Stewart in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 7 goals.